Border Patrol Shooting of Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park
critical charges-dismissed
Location
Brighton Park, Chicago, Illinois
Date
October 4, 2025
Department
U.S. Border Patrol
Agency Type
Border Patrol
Source
CNN
Description
Marimar Martinez, 30, a U.S. citizen, was shot five times (seven wounds) by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum during Operation Midway Blitz. Agent Exum later bragged in texts: 'I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys.' Body cam showed agent saying 'Do something b--ch' before shooting. DHS falsely claimed she was 'armed with a semi-automatic weapon' and was a 'domestic terrorist.' Charges dismissed with prejudice.
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Victims
- Marimar Martinez
Tags
border-patrol-shooting chicago operation-midway-blitz us-citizen non-fatal charges-dismissed dhs-false-claims